Government House Flats and Boundary Walls
GOVERNMENT HOUSE FLATS AND BOUNDARY WALLS, 1-7, KING'S QUAY STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1280967
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Government House Flats and Boundary Walls
- Statutory Address:
- GOVERNMENT HOUSE FLATS AND BOUNDARY WALLS, 1-7, KING'S QUAY STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1280967
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Government House Flats and Boundary Walls
- Statutory Address 1:
- GOVERNMENT HOUSE FLATS AND BOUNDARY WALLS, 1-7, KING'S QUAY STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- GOVERNMENT HOUSE FLATS AND BOUNDARY WALLS, 1-7, KING'S QUAY STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Tendring (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Harwich
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 26152 32493
Details
HARWICH
TM2632SW KING'S QUAY STREET 609-1/3/64 (South East side) 20/06/72 (Consecutive) Nos.1-7 (Consecutive) Government House Flats and boundary walls
GV II
Large house, now flats. Late C18 or early C19. Red-brown Flemish-bond brickwork and Welsh slate hipped roofs. PLAN: part 2-storey and part 3-storey with single-storey outhouse at NW corner. L-plan form with yard in internal angle, enclosed by high wall to King's Quay Street returning to enclosed garden to NE, behind St Helen's Green. EXTERIOR: main NE front has 2-storey elevation, with plain parapet, raised cornice band of Gault brick and 5-window range of double-hung sashes (12 panes) with stone sills and flat rubbed brick arches. The southernmost first-floor window is blind. Ground floor has C19 projecting, flat-roofed enclosed porch, standing on former platform with 2 lateral flights of stone steps. The original entrance now partially screened, has wide segmental rubbed brick arched window (Diocletian-type). Concealed by porch is 6-panel door with 4 flush panels and 2 glazed and narrow panelled side parts infilling wide opening. South-east elevation is of 3 storeys with dentilled brick eaves, box gutter. Second floor has 6 square double-hung sash windows with rubbed brick arches and 2 vertical glazing bars. Also two C20 small windows. First floor has 5 double-hung sash windows with rubbed brick arches and small panes. Ground floor has 3 double-hung sash windows with small panes, a contemporary door opening and 3 small windows. Lean-to 2-storey extension, off-centre on this front. NW elevation is similar to SE but has random placed double-hung sash windows and doors. Rendered 2-storey extension on NW corner of front range. Single-storey wash-house attached to NW corner with hipped roof with stump of stack and some clay pantiles and clay plain tiles. INTERIOR: now much subdivided but has well staircase, wreathed hardwood handrail, stick balusters and shaped tread ends. Many contemporary panelled doors, some with panelled architraves. Windows have internal folding shutters. Contemporary plaster cornices now interrupted by introduced partitions. C19 fireplace in first-floor flat with double mantel shelf and downward tapering pilasters. HISTORICAL NOTE: Robert Adam designed a castle-like house for this site in 1778 for local MP John Robinson. The present building bears little relation to this proposal and was possibly a more economical substitute. The abrupt change between 2 and 3 storeys at the east corner results in 2 upper floor windows with partition just behind glass and first floor concealed behind upper part of lower sash windows. This may be for purely visual reasons rather than remnant of earlier build.
Listing NGR: TM2602032803
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 366564
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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